Amid an affordable housing crisis, the language around homelessness is changing - but is it helping? With insights from housing activist Lorraine Lam and Toronto Drop-in Network coordinator Diana Chan McNally, Pippa and Karina track the rise of alternatives such as "unhoused," and break down the spectrum of homelessness and housing precarity.

Thank you to our guests Diana Chan McNally, a training and engagement coordinator at the Toronto Drop-In Network, and Lorraine Lam, who is a housing activist and outreach worker at Sanctuary TO.

If you’re interested in the Canadian-specific definition of homelessness, the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness has broken it down into four main typologies: unsheltered, emergency sheltered, provisionally accommodated, and at risk. They also have a separate definition for Indigenous homelessness in Canada.

Amid an affordable housing crisis, the language around homelessness is changing - but is it helping? With insights from housing activist Lorraine Lam and Toronto Drop-in Network coordinator Diana Chan McNally, Pippa and Karina track the rise of alternatives such as "unhoused," and break down the spectrum of homelessness and housing precarity.
Thank you to our guests Diana Chan McNally, a training and engagement coordinator at the <a href="https://www.tdin.ca/">Toronto Drop-In Network</a>, and Lorraine Lam, who is a housing activist and outreach worker at <a href="https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/">Sanctuary TO</a>.
If you&rsquo;re interested in the Canadian-specific definition of homelessness, the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness has broken it down into <a href="https://www.homelesshub.ca/sites/default/files/COHhomelessdefinition.pdf">four main typologies</a>: unsheltered, emergency sheltered, provisionally accommodated, and at risk. They also have a <a href="https://www.homelesshub.ca/IndigenousHomelessness">separate definition for Indigenous homelessness</a> in Canada.

Language moves fast and Word Bomb is here to help. Unpacking one explosive word per week, hosts Pippa Johnstone and Karina Palmitesta talk to experts and dive deep into lived experiences to share stories the dictionary doesn't tell you.

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